seggs

or segs

[ segz ]

noun

, Slang.

1. sex: used to disguise the word online so as to evade filters, or in conversation to avoid offending or alerting others who may overhear.

Word History and Origins

Origin of seggs¹

First recorded in 2010–15, by euphemistic distortion

Example Sentences

TikTok coined “quiet quitting,” one of the hallmark phrases of 2022, and introduced a whole new dialect of algospeak — “seggs,” “unalive,” “le dollar bean” — that is now spreading across pop culture.

From New York Times

As the platforms start noticing people saying “seggs” instead of “sex,” for instance, some users report that they believe even replacement words are being flagged.

From Washington Post

“I think sex is a weird thing on TikTok. “That’s why people use ‘seggs’ when they talk about sex, or they mouth it.

From Los Angeles Times

Kircher: I laugh every time I see someone caption a TikTok with the word sex spelled “seggs,” which is a really basic tactic to avoid TiKTok censorship.

From Slate

Bracken and juniper, blaeberry and crowberry; dewdrops here, dewdrops there, sparkling and shimmering; tiny springs of crystal water oozing out from whinstone chinks, gurgling and trickling down pebbled ruts, seen awhile, then unseen, lost in spongy moss and tangled seggs.

From Project Gutenberg